Railfanning San Mateo on 9/17/19,FT:Caltrain,UP,and MORE!!

[@Connor_Goodwin]

For anyone reading this they have completely electrified the wires and are testing the electric trains

[@TrainSF]

Yep just testing now. Should be ready by next summer. Gonna be a mix of EMUs, F40PH-2’s and MP36-3C’s for a little bit before they get all the POS EMU sets in. I may go back to this spot when that happens. Just for the mix of trains not for the EMU’s.

[@ratreepoolsappasit8755]

Do be looking forward, though the emu horns sound horrid in my opinion

[@Noodle_Train]

2:40 guy is running to catch the train along side it, but is too late. Feels bad man

[@meverything2216]

It happens

[@kyleholbrook1288]

18:28 Switcher Leads Broken Caltrain

[@TG_DF200]

23:13 good whistle!

[@josesierra9132]

I like how some people were covering their ears because the train horn was too loud

[@midwestrailfan1550]

damn these Caltrains look just as good as Metra trains, im probably gonna go there in 2030

[@amcaljosh]

It wont be like this in 2030, it will be all electrified!

[@midwestrailfan1550]

@@amcaljosh ok

[@TrainSF]

@@amcaljosh Unfortunately

[@Connor_Goodwin]

Maybe a better time to go is in 2023 or 2024

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

awesome video TrainSF :)

[@caltrain906railfan]

R.I.P. 919 6:02

[@caltrain_acefoamer907]

Great video!

[@hmitchell8618]

Will the electric wires be on the full Caltrain route from San Francisco to Gilroy? Btw great video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 and great catch of that mp15.

[@cadespencer6320]

The wires are goin to stop at San jose

[@hmitchell8618]

@@cadespencer6320 oh ok

[@peninsula_sub]

Actually they will stop at C.P. Lick just south of Tamien Station at the switch for the Altamont Corridor Express layover yard.

[@hmitchell8618]

@@peninsula_sub ok thanks

[@TBoy205]

railking924 so how does that work exactly....? the trains just stop at CP Lick or what

[@davidnissim589]

Were you on top of that parking garage? That appears to be a popular filming spot for railfans.

[@prodjustinn]

Yea he was on the floor below the top

[@TrainSF]

Yep. Unfortunately for some odd reason they gated off the spot so in order to get in there you have to have bulk cutters and cut the lock or the gate open

[@cadespencer6320]

why is a switcher leading the train at 18:35?

[@TrainSF]

Cade Spencer Because that Caltrain was a broken down Caltrain.

[@davidnissim589]

The train was broken

[@TBoy205]

for fun

[@laaeeh]

TBoy205 boi

[@Kaizoku_Zoro]

Defective

[@aaronmiller5012]

Why not keep the baby bullet diesel and the rest electric?

[@mrbreadcrumb]

Trains to gilroy will be kept diesel

[@aaronmiller5012]

happygerman443 which one? Caltrain, or amtrak and ace?

[@aaronmiller5012]

@Acerailfan3101 F40PH Where did you find this information? I'm curious!

[@aaronmiller5012]

@Acerailfan3101 F40PH Why not sell the gallery cars to Metra, Chicago's commuter rail service or any other who needs it or wants to put them to use instead of scraping them? I'm sure they have the technology to improve them for extended lifespan! Its possible!

[@aaronmiller5012]

@Acerailfan3101 F40PH can the F40PH2CAT locomotive be preserved in a railroad museum or not?

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Awesome Video

[@chamberlainman1012]

Do the trains run frequently?

[@TrainSF]

Yep 100 trains a day

[@marcocampos2332]

Another day another rare MP36 16:22

[@DistantHorn]

Nice !!

[@jackeecervantes9800]

San Francisco

[@franciscoc4063]

I been to San Mateo

[@elizabethtuck3149]

See you soon

[@elizabethtuck3149]

See you tomorrow

[@danteboss8118]

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[@elizabethtuck3149]

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